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Sunday, 13 May 2012

The Puff Typewriter - it's a Zephyr, of course

Of course ... I should have guessed it (in fact, a small green Smith-Coronaportable typewriter would have been my next bet):Further to my post yesterday about Puff the Magic Dragon being based on a poem written in Ithaca in 1959 by Lenny Lipton and turned into a song by Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, who owned the typewriter upon which Lenny wrote the poem) ...Mr Lipton has been in touch with Mr Yarrow in the past few hours and between the three of us we have been able to identify the typewriter in question as a Smith-Corona Zephyr (seems almost appropriate, doesn't it?):

Thanks Cameron, Richard and Duffy. You will be pleased to know that Mr Lipton has asked if he can use the image of my Zephyr for a book he is writing about the song. Naturally, I am delighted to let him use it.Yes, Cameron, my entire collection is growing evidence of that eternal search for the one typewriter that will draw out my great Australian novel :). Duffy, my days of Acapulco Gold, Panama Red and Moroccan Black are long since gone (but may well return in the novel) :) ! You may have noted that I was a bit wary about what I said of this issue, as Mr Lipton and Mr Yarrow are very sensitive about it, and I suppose I can see their point.

Kia Ora!

Tapping gingerly. Sunday morning, coming down.
Might be my third or fourth attempt to establish a blog. Steeled to make it work this time. All about typewriters. Typewriters in Australia. Ergo, "oz.Typewriter", something a bit different. Please enjoy.